19-Set A-Set Aerial Base Assembly

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Bruce MacMillan

I have one marked ZA1763. It is all black rubber. It is listed in the EMER FZ256/3 for standard kit dated Oct 1, 1944 so I think it's safe to say it's WW2. Kit is listed for Canadian MK III.

ZA.1763 is Aerial Base No.8, not the mounting spacer.
ZA.1764 is Aerial Base No.9 (for the 'B' set)
ZA.1765 is Aerial Base No.9 Mounting No.1 (the short pillar)
ZA.1771 is Aerial Rod 'G' for Base No.9

ZA.10322 is Aerial Base No.9A (on clamp for Truck & Ground station)

One problem is that a lot of stuff got renumbered, due to various revisions, differences in manufacture between UK/Can/US/Aust., and so on. A full list of the VAOS would be nice but probably impossible.

Chris.
(I have a ceramic insulator for the 34-ft mast but it's NOT the one in any of the manuals; the numbers on the castings tie up with the mast parts, and I suspect it proved too fragile in use and was replaced by the vulcanite type (itself later replaced vy a heavy-duty ceramic version for use with the WS52, etc.)